The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow modestly in 2024, returning to the low growth that prevailed in the decade before the pandemic. In addition to examining the macroeconomic outlook...
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Highlights on food security: In domestic currency, food inflation in the region is likely to remain elevated as a result of the continuing pressures on MENA economies’ currencies. In Egypt, year-on-year food...
Most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are struggling to reduce poverty and vulnerability—COVID-19 and now Russia's invasion of Ukraine are making the task even...
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Inflation averaged 171.2 percent in 2022, one of the highest rates globally, primarily due to the depreciation of the LBP. Higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages contributed...
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When faced with rising prices in commodity markets, in particular oil and food, countries in MENA put in place policies aimed at containing domestic inflation. Despite...
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Recent Economic Developments
The economy continues to contract, albeit at a somewhat slower pace.
Public finances improved in 2021, but only because spending collapsed...